Vote for SLPP to implement President's policies : PM

COLOMBO (News1st): Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has requested the people to vote for his Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to implement the President's policies. "If the power in the parliament is given to the opposition, the president will not be able to implement what was promised," Rajapaksa said during a rally in Tangalle on Saturday. He pointed out that the opposition has been split into two factions. "It is for the first time the opposition was divided into two. The parties in the opposition usually join hands," the SLPP leader observed.